Life in the balance.Five young women--survivors of child and youth sex trafficking in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Chicago, Minneapolis, and San Francisco--came to Washington, D.C., this winter to share their stories and discuss solutions to a problem that affects an estimated 300,000 youth in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. annually. The women, who were hosted by the Polaris Project and Girls Educational and Mentoring Services, attested at·test v. at·test·ed, at·test·ing, at·tests v.tr. 1. To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine: The date of the painting was attested by the appraiser. 2. to abuse, gang rape gang rape n. Rape of a victim by several attackers in rapid succession. gang  -rape ,
corrupt law enforcement, and pressure to make thousands of dollars per
night. Their recommendations to the congressional briefing included
equal enforcement and protection for domestic victims of sex trafficking
under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2001, the allocation of
funding for victim services under the PROTECT Act of 2003, law
enforcement training, increased services for victims of domestic sex
trafficking, and creation of sensitive public awareness campaigns and
public education.
"We've received a range of responses from their testimonies," Polaris co-founder Katherine Chon told Sojourners, "from personal encouragement to the youth for their courage to media coverage in Seventeen magazine and on CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. ." |
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